Asia Cup: Afghanistan win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

Asia Cup: Afghanistan win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

ABU DHABAI: Afghanistan’s captain won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third match of the Asia Cup 2018, second in Group B, here at on Monday.Sri Lanka will be hoping to beat Afghanistan to stay alive in the competition after their opening defeat against Bangladesh. Bangladesh had defeated Sri Lanka by 137 runs.Meanwhile, tenth-ranked Afghanistan who has had an impressive run in 2018 so far, will be looking to start the tournament on a winning note.The match will start at 4:30 pm Pakistan Standard Time.This year's Asia Cup features India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.TeamsSri Lanka: Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera (wk), Angelo Mathews (captain), Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga